I’ve just become a succulent dad and I’ve never been big into plant keeping but I was at Lowe’s and saw this poor baby succulent half dead (leafs were completely dead, soil was so dry just touching it made it fall apart, leafs were dropping). I irrationally bought it, bc I kinda felt connected to it. I replanted it yesterday, debrided the dying leaves and watered it. This morning it’s at turgent and full of life :)🌵

@SeeWhyAnn

4 жыл бұрын

Awwww

@BB-mb7ov

4 жыл бұрын

Awww... you're sweet!😍

@themajesticmochi4609

4 жыл бұрын

Tell me why this is so ME ahah. I have to stop myself sometimes or I would come home with all of them because my Home Depot doesn't take care of them AT ALL.

@caitjohnson747

4 жыл бұрын

This is the cutest shit ever. I needed this today

@ralphchristianson

4 жыл бұрын

I think you have tasted the cool aid of these plants and have a great adventure ahead of you as I am also just starting and can see the potential to collect just a few more.

Eee! I’m using this lockdown as an excuse to get more plants. I just ordered 36 succulent mystery box I’m super excited to meet my new friends. Who needs people when you have plants?? Not me!

@erica3219

4 жыл бұрын

gracyy face I bought pots with out the holes and I bought in ground soil not for pots so I’m not doing so well with my succulents already

@Mineminemine8

4 жыл бұрын

I’m with you! I dragged my enormous old jade plant (and a couple of others I’ve had on my office windowsill for three years) home on March 16th, and I’ve become a total addict. I’m frantically cramming knowledge in my head just to keep Sid & Nancy, Ike & Tina, Barack & Michelle, Mark Cuban (the big jade plant) plus RuPaul and the 8 queens alive!

@ngocsdillon

4 жыл бұрын

🤣😄🙈👻

@flodabest4031

4 жыл бұрын

Where do you get succulent mystery boxes? And are they generally expensive?

@MandiMomOf8Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Sk8. Ninja same 😀❤️

Just bought my first succulents! I’m here to make sure they don’t die 😂

The hardest thing for me has been forcing myself to NOT buy certain succys that I know will likely not do well inside. Sigh.....

@Thankful_.

5 жыл бұрын

Phyllis Gardner same

@k.e3451

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah... It's hard!

@robinski6183

4 жыл бұрын

same....but it's all a learning experience?!

@christopherteresi3480

4 жыл бұрын

Full spectrum growlights are cheap. A solid set up should cost you in the neighborhood of $40 maybe $50 if you tack on tax and shipping. It's weaker then direct sunlight so you go work for 8 hours and it will be about half that in sunlight. We all know how expensive pretty pots can be so it's really not to big of expense. A 2ft grow light can cover easily take care of a few dozen succulent and hell get a 4ft and you'll be able to make a mini garden in your home lmao But your neighbors might think you're doing a little more then just succulent if you know what I mean 🤣 like mine

@aglowinternationalitaly6420

4 жыл бұрын

Am inlove with succys so far only one of them went off

I learned that if you don't have sufficient light you can always use a grow light too!! Thanks for the tip!!🎉

@Succulentsandsunshine

Ай бұрын

Yes! I use grow lights for all of my indoor plants. It makes a huge difference!

This really helped. I got succulents for Valentine's Day this year instead of roses because my husband wants me to actually keep a plant that he's got me alive LOL I've never had succulents before. I really needed this. Thanks!

Thank you for the tip of adding perlite to Home Depot purchase of cactus / succulent mix … will be changing out my pots this beautiful Sunday … ❤️

I kill almost every succulent that I have owned due to overwatering. Gonna switch the soil & follow your tips moving forward. Thanks for the great video!

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

Good luck!!

@saturnian24

4 жыл бұрын

Haha I underwater mine

@peepholeintomymind7971

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

@hadleya4839

3 жыл бұрын

For me the longest my succulents can go without water is usually 2 weeks and they are still fine, any more tho they may start to lose leaves. Id say watering every 1 or 2 weeks with drainage holes in the pot should be fine.

Succulents are LIFE!

My succulent is nearly dead due to lack of sunlight. That's why I'm here. Thank you for your tips!

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

I'm glad I could help! :) Good luck!

@mairwaugus5203

3 жыл бұрын

Get a grow light bulb. Less than $5 at Walmart

I have notoriously been known to kill plants. I received my first succulent at a wedding in April 2021 and I have managed to keep it alive and it’s growing! I just bought my 3rd succulent plant yesterday and I can proudly say I am a succulent mom! It’s my new hobby. I’ve even been able to propagate a leaf and got 2 babies!

im a newby wish me luck 😆

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

You'll do great!

@eli8699

5 жыл бұрын

Same I hope I don’t cheese up and kill it

@ellamedley7558

5 жыл бұрын

Killed two already so which me some luck.

@faizahaliya4358

4 жыл бұрын

Same!

@jessmcleod2043

4 жыл бұрын

Me too

I'm new to this completely and this video was extremely helpful

Hi. I live in Singapore. A hot and humid climate country. I followed your tips in adding pumice to cactus mix and it works wonder! I do not have any rot incident afterwards.

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

Awesome! So glad the tips helped! :)

@angelsim05

5 жыл бұрын

Hi,i m from Singapore too...started to keep succulent 3mths ago n still suffering to understand them....

I got my first succulent today and this video really helped

I just GOT my Succulents today from the Northern part of the Philippines.I hope to get into it.

Hi I live in the UK,just bought succulents,and ,I'm just learning how to care for them,thank you 👍

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome 🙂

living in WI where it “might” be sunny from 8am-3pm 🤣🤣🤣 keep my new succulent in your thoughts 🤞🏻

@mle_mke4549

3 жыл бұрын

SAME!

@AzulaisQueen743

3 жыл бұрын

I have some magical words for you. LED growlight.

@andiee4163

3 жыл бұрын

@@AzulaisQueen743 and I have the magic words you’re looking for: “I already have that” 🙌🏻🤣

@AzulaisQueen743

3 жыл бұрын

@@andiee4163 nice comeback Lol

@lindyavelar7624

3 жыл бұрын

Same!!!

Thanks! Now I may be able to save my plants by knowing which to set outside and which I can enjoy indoors

Finally my succulents are starting to grow healthier. Your video actually saved me from killing my succulents ❤️ thank you so much

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

So glad the videos have been helpful! :)

I bought two succulents to keep me company during the lockdown, and one of them turned out to be not as healthy to begin with, while i was driving from the store two leaves fell off, so by the third day at my home half of the leaves had fallen off. The worst thing is I felt strong emotional connection to my plants and cried throughout the day by just remembering about the poor plant (which I even named, Whizzer) sooo that's been... an experience.

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

Sorry to hear that! Depending on what's going on with them, you might still be able to save them. Take a look at this post for help: succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying

@syuhadaradzi4157

3 жыл бұрын

I feel u. I cried too when one of my baby plants was dying away😢😭😞

@MandiMomOf8Channel

3 жыл бұрын

Nastya Kolosok That's so sad 💔 I get very attached to my plants too

@cloves2125

3 жыл бұрын

whizzed brown??👀

@nastya_is_slay

3 жыл бұрын

@@cloves2125 yes 👀

I SHOULDN’T HAVE BOUGHT THIS SUCCULENT!!! 😭

@lis3563

4 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to feel like this 😩😅

@nicolasnewcomb8514

4 жыл бұрын

MAKE IT SURVIVE!!

@saturnian24

4 жыл бұрын

What’s its name?

@AzulaisQueen743

3 жыл бұрын

Use a glowlight Lol

Im a proud mum of these today!! Good luck to me 🤩

I work at home depot in the garden section. I seem to be the only associate that cares about the indoor succulent display. I don’t know much about succulents, but I know that they need water too. Thanks for the vid! I’ll make share this channel with all my future costumers that buy a succulent. :3

I think that's why these succulents die from over watering! It's the soil we use! The way you explained it makes sense as I look at the damp soil under my succulent that hasn't dried out yet. Great tip! Thank you!

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome! Glad that it was helpful for you and your succulents :)

You can use aquarium gravel mixed with succulent/cacti potting mix if you need too. Make sure you rinse off the aquarium gravel before putting it in the potting mix in case there is any residue on the gravel.

Didn’t realize my cactus mix needed extra perlite! Thanks 😃

New to succulents but so excited to learn. Thank you for this information.

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

You are one of the best person on you tube describing the succulents plant care for the beginners... You didn't drag the conversation & talked in a very pleasent way... No need to skip the nonsense talk as happens sometimes with few such videos... 👌

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

I made I knee jerk decision at home depot yesterday and bought this adorable bowl full of succulents. Ive always loved them, but didn't think there would be so much going into this. I hope I can keep them alive!! 😳

@debbywilkins2239

Ай бұрын

I did the same at Lowes. I am trying to keep them alive but I have already lost 2 plants 🪴 😕 Watching videos & trying to learn

Wow, I've come so far from when I first saw this video. It was information overload at the time. I've now run out of space on my window sill from all the propagations lol

I just moved in my first own apartment and I'm so pumped to finally buy succulents. They are so cute and awesome and my favorite kind of plant :))

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

That's exciting! There are some great succulents that grow well indoors!

@mreverybody1150

4 жыл бұрын

Check out the Sedum Bordeauxhart, Sedum Dasyphyllum 'Major' and Echeveria prolifica......one of the fastest growing of all!

I definitely feel more confident about keeping my succulents healthy! Thanks for the tips!

I grow almost all of my Succulents inside and this was a good reminder. It is hard to keep your succulents in top condition inside so it is constant work. I have over 300 so I am at it every day. Thank you for the reminders on almost aspects of growing Succulents.

I kinda wish I had known this when I bought a succulent in May last year. The person I bought it from told me to water from the bottom, and was very adamant about NEVER watering from the top, though she didn't give me a reason why. She also sold the succulent in regular potting soil, not anything grainy, and she never told me that I would need grainy soil, so when it got too big for the little pot it was in, I repotted it (without looking up a tutorial or anything, but that's on me) with regular garden soil. She also told me that I should only put a tiny bit of water into the dish I had the pot sitting in once every week. And then she told me that succulents take years to grow big enough that you would have to repot them (still haven't checked that) and the leaves should never die. Finally, the only guideline she gave me for water was to wait until the bottom leaves were getting wrinkly. She didn't even mention anything about soil during the 10 minutes she spent telling me how to care for them. She had a shop full of little succulents and other plants, so for this long I never bothered looking up anything else. I just assumed that she knew what she was doing. It's been doing really bad over the past several months. The leaves are all flat or dried up, the stem thing has grown more than an inch and all the leaves on there fell off so it kinda looks like a succulent tree, and I can't tell whether I underwatered it or overwatered it. I'm gonna order some gritty soil and start watering it the right way, and maybe get a lamp for it because I don't think it's getting enough sun sitting by the brightest window in my house. Now I just need to figure out how to repot it from regular soil into gritty soil. *facepalm*

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

Oh no! Wish you the best of luck you've totally got this. As far as repotting goes this post can help. www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-plantsuccs If you are worried about it dying there are some helpful tips here also www.succulentsandsunshine.com/yt-dying

I bought a succulent months ago and I placed it in a cute small bowl without a drainage hole because Ill be putting it on my desk. I read a lot of articles from websites to learn how to take care of it that's why I water them with limited amount only on Sunday mornings. I think my succulent is fine because it just gets enough water. But when I watched this video, I learned that succulents stretches when they didn't get enough sunlight, which is happening to my succulent right now. I'll try to open my window more for the sunlight to go in. Thank you for the tip!

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

We're glad the video helped! 🙂

I also killed so many succulent. Now i have some more, i hope i can take care them properly. Thanks for your tips.

I've been doing this for a year (thanks to you) and still enjoy viewing/reading about the basics. Not only is this a good reminder but I also enjoy seeing the plants/arrangements for ideas.

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you have enjoyed it🙂

My neighbor gave me one and i don't want it to die because of the lack of knowledge with this. I want to save it and this helped me a lot! Thanks!!

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful! :)

Right now, my biggest challenge growing succulents indoors is keeping my puppy from knocking them over! :) In the past, it's been difficult to find the right location in my home because the sunlight changes from season to season.

Thanks so much for sharing your info! I just ordered the gritty soil mix you suggested! I'm excited to try again with indoor succulents! I have grown Hens and Chickens outside for years. They were so easy that I thought I could buy others types and they would be easy indoor too, but they were not! So now I'm confident that I can try again! Excellent video!

In my recent first attemp to make a terrarium, I repot my succulents in a pot without drainage holes. The moist cactus mix soil started to make one of them looking ''dizzy''. I took them out to the balcony, and sun made his job right. Now they look great and alive, but i water them once a month just in case, haha... :D

Hi! Im a 12 yr old who just got a succulent- i actually never knew that succulents are suppose to be outdoors instead of indoors..im used to putting it right by my desk WITH NO SUNLIGHT. Now i know! AND TYSMM!

@Succulentsandsunshine

2 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome!

This helped sooo much thank you!!!! I learned that I wasn’t giving enough light but also that I’m watering them just fine!! I’ve been so worried about watering them wrong that I wasn’t paying attention to the stretch lol! You are awesome!!

Got 34 Different types at the beginning of April, this really helps! :)

I've been using the wrong potting soil. Many die because of this. Also I don't have them in bright enough light. Thank you for sharing this information.

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! Good luck! :)

@chancemacdonald2046

5 жыл бұрын

When I first started growing aloe I used regular potting soil and had the same issue it was killing them all from root rot but I got succulent soil and added quite a bit of perlite. I also add gravel on the bottom of my pot for better drainage and dont water them as frequently and now I'm a proud owner of happy lush alovera plants that are taking over all my space haha.

Succulent Care 101. You’re a great teacher. Clear, concise, and uncomplicated.

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Glad the videos have helped :)

I have a big succulent section indoors, and they are doing great thanks to your guide! Thank you!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE VIDEO. DIDN'T KNOW SOME GROW BETTER INSIDE.

I only get direct sunlight in the very early morning because my room faces north. But if you don’t place them directly into the shade and you leave your curtains open, they should (mostly) be fine.

I just bought my two little girls and now I'm here :)

My friend had given me a succulent as her birthday gift for me, I hope I can take care of it pretty well 🙏🙏🙏💞

Thank you for the concise info! Your wonderfully explanatory, clean, non-distracting video is so helpful. Not exactly new to succulents but still very much in learning mode. Excited to check out your other videos and see what more I can learn. Always a student, never a teacher 😕

I’ve done well with cacti. I’ve gotten my first succulent today, wish me luck!

So glad i found this. Yes i did learn something on how overwatering ours has made them grow really long. I have made clippings from them . Now i will come back to see more. Thanks for the mixture.

Best video on succulents I have viewed. Thanks.

Just got a little one for indoors. Didn’t know it was stretched out and going to do my best to bring it back to top health 💪🏼

As soon as the sun comes out I take my babies out for morning sunshine then let them stay in the warmth ,I’ve changed my soil to cactus mix now 😊

Thank you for your help! My succulents appreciate it!

I’ve just started growing succulents. Your information is SO helpful to me. I love to plant and grow things, inside and out, but have never done much with succulents. I have a lot to learn! It’s fun! 😁

Your channel is the most thorough and helpful that I've found! Thanks so much for sharing!!

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! :)

I've been keeping succulents for a year. Apart from this one rot incident, I've never had any problem with repotting and propagation. It's amazing how they withstand. The only thing I struggle with is...sometimes I had to keep my plants away from me so as to not feel compelled to water them too often...

I nearly killed my 50 year old sansevieria because of over watering. You were a great help for my other plants, I have a 2 types of jade and they are spreading!

Love all your comments and I'll be repotting in the mix you're suggesting. Thank you so much!

This is the clearest information I have found on watering succulents. I am new to growing succulents and I found this much more helpful than the standard “only water when the soil is dry” Thank you

Your videos are very helpful and great! Thank you so much😊

I’m also a new succulent Mom and your video is wonderful for us newbies. Thank you so much. I have learned alot! Wish me luck!

I'm totally repotting my succulents with the type of mix you've shown. I also am not letting mine getting enough sun so will be moving mine! Thank you so much. I've been looking for someone he could help me with my succulents! YAY.

I didn’t know that you can mix pumice into the soil for better results. I’m a new succulent mom and I’m obsessed already. Wish me luch

@Phenluric

3 жыл бұрын

We here in indonesia usually use pumice as mix with black sands

I just learned a lot about the soil , thank you

Omg thank you so much this helped a lot! I have been using the wrong type of soil for a while now and this video saved my succulents!

Thanks Cassidy! I have two indoor succulents, so this is SUPER helpful!

I have been using a self made mix of organic cactus/succulent mix, small pine bark and perlite for repotting my succulents and it's been working quite well. I always use a water meter to check moisture content as the upper layer can be very deceiving in reading the overall water level of the soil. Give your indoor succulents as much southern light as possible and turn them often.

Thank you for the soil mixture tips! I didn't know that 😊

This video is very helpful! I am getting ready to move some of my succulents outdoors so putting them where they get the appropriate amount of light will definitely be easier for me now.

Thanks for tip on preparing proper soil for indoor use.

This is the best tutorial of succulents I’ve seen! Thank you

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it! :)

I've been killing my succulents, and i've been using the "sandy cactus/succulent" potting mix from lowes. Now I know that I need to change it, or add pumus to the mix, thank you!! :)

Thank you Thank you Thank you! I have been growing a succulent for many years and wondered why it spread out so much! I could tell it was growing toward light and have turned it frequently to encourage more even growth, but now I know to provide more light, to ensure more compact growth! I realize now that it has grown best with a south facing window, which it only had in two of the 3 offices I have had and hasn't had at all since I moved it home!!!

I'm new just this past spring and summer to succulents and our wv fall and winters are scaring me with my babies. After watching your video I'm a little more confident that I will be able to do this and keep them alive! Thanks!

This is very reassuring that I'm currently on the right track! I'll be avoiding the spray bottle as much as I can now.

Im your new subscriber and after i watched your video makes me more wanting to grow any succulents i am totally confident on how to taking care of my succulents. thanks so much your a great help indeed. totaly addicted to your channel 🤗

@Thankful_.

5 жыл бұрын

ML Chelskie me too!

Yes , Thank You !

I just got my second succulent and this video helped me a lot!

@Succulentsandsunshine

3 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful!

I can not stop buying them, I am addicted 😭

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

I know the feeling 😆

The new thing I learned is I’m killing my succulent 🤦🏽‍♀️! Need different soil lol. Little leaves are falling off.

@Succulentsandsunshine

5 жыл бұрын

It's great you learned what is causing the issue! :) Good luck!

Such a helpful video to keep my succulents alive!

Thanks for the Info..I love succulents..Number 5 is so wright..I love making DIY unique pots with proper drainage..hope to see more of your Videos..GOD bless you.

I don’t own any succulents, but I just love plants in general!

“Water deeply” but less often. Thank you for that tips! I just bought a couple of them. Your tips were super helpful and easy to understand 👍🏽☺️

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@mollypitcher9380

Жыл бұрын

REALLY less often! Like a MONTH or three! They already have enough water. That’s why the leaves are fat.🌸

You are a gem. A fountain of knowledge. Thank you

Just got my first succulent! Wish me luck

Thank you for your video 🥰

I know I'm late, but my biggest struggle was succulent streching... My echeveria streched in winter from very low light, I panicked at first, but then decided to buy a grow lamp. Also I am going to pluck the bottom leaves of that echeveria and propagate them, cut the top rossete and put it in another pot and keep the stem, so that way I get a good use of every part of that plant and it will look nicer than it before. I recommend everyone to try that if your succulent stretched :)

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck with your Echeveria! I hope you're able to propagate them :)

@christopherteresi3480

4 жыл бұрын

2 words...grow light

I recently bought my first succulent and you’re video was super helpful! I actually have some confidence I can take care of it.

@Succulentsandsunshine

2 жыл бұрын

So glad it was helpful! You've totally got this!

Thank you, I learn so much! Great tips

Thanks for the tip on soil! Having already bought the cactus mix from Lowe's I was concerned about making it more succulent friendly. I look forward to mixing what i have left with Perlite and than trying the mix from Bonsai Jack!

I enjoyed listening to your advice. Crossing my fingers since I'm new at this! Ang NY

@Succulentsandsunshine

4 жыл бұрын

Good luck!

I have a new blue star. The florist told me to not water it at all in the winter months and only give it a bit of water in summer months. But the leaves were getting wrinkly and soft and I was worried about it so I started to do some research. I think you just saved my little buddy's life!